Brisbane vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
36
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.47M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 203% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 930th and 6460th ($2356 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Australia and Zambia, respectively. Check Australia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 18th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Lusaka

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Brisbane Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$5932

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992